Breast augmentation with silicone implants is one of the most common procedures performed by plastic surgeons around the world. Capsular contracture is a frequent complication in breast augmentation and reconstructive surgery, that requires invasive intervention. The inflammatory response to implanted mammary prostheses appears to be directly associated to capsular contracture. This review disc...

BACKGROUND Autologous fat injection for breast augmentation has been disputed with regard to its complications for many years, especially regarding calcifications, most of which present with benign features. In previous studies, clustered microcalcifications were not observed after fat injection for breast augmentation, which are usually regarded as malignant calcifications. METHODS From July...

1. Rohrich RJ, Hartley W, Brown S. Incidence of breast and chest wall asymmetry in breast augmentation: A retrospective analysis of 100 patients. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2003;111:1513–1519. 2. Spear SL. Discussion. Incidence of breast and chest wall asymmetry in breast augmentation: A retrospective analysis of 100 patients. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2003;111:1521–1523. 3. Tebbetts JB. Correction of bre...

1. Rohrich RJ, Hartley W, Brown S. Incidence of breast and chest wall asymmetry in breast augmentation: A retrospective analysis of 100 patients. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2003;111:1513–1519. 2. Spear SL. Discussion. Incidence of breast and chest wall asymmetry in breast augmentation: A retrospective analysis of 100 patients. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2003;111:1521–1523. 3. Tebbetts JB. Correction of bre...

Background: One-stage treatment of breast ptosis with hypomastia using mastopexy techniques combined with breast augmentation is often believed to have the potential for more serious complications than when the procedures are performed separately. However, available data show that the incidence of complications associated with the combined treatment is similar to that of both procedures perform...

There is no such thing as the perfect breast-augmentation technique, so opinions differ (and debates are heated) among plastic surgeons about the best way to perform this procedure. We believe that transaxillary submuscular breast augmentation, performed using saline implants and a blind dissection technique without endoscopy, is a simple procedure associated with a high level of satisfaction a...

BACKGROUND MemoryShape (Contour Profile Gel) is a textured contoured implant filled with a cohesive silicone gel intended for use in aesthetic and reconstructive breast surgery. The 6-year summary of the clinical outcomes and satisfaction rates for this device from a 10-year, prospective, open-label, multicenter clinical trial is presented. METHODS According to 2006 guidelines set forth by th...

DESCRIPTION A middle-aged woman presented to the plastic surgery clinic for breast augmentation. Fat grafting augmentation mammaplasty was performed successfully.

 1885: First augmentation (injection of patient’s own fat) – poor results  1889: Paraffin (wax) – disastrous results  1900-1945: Many substances tried – awful results  1945: Flap-based technique rotated patient’s chest wall tissue into breast to increase volume – nope Breast Augmentation History  1950s-1960s: 50,000 women received silicone injections  Developed granulomas and hardening re...